Lola (2019 film) explained

Lola
Director:Laurent Micheli
Producer:Sébastien Haguenauer
Benoit Roland
Starring:Benoît Magimel
Mya Bollaers
Editing:Julie Naas
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:Belgium
France
Language:French
Flemish

Lola (French: '''Lola vers la mer''', also known as Lola and the Sea) is a 2019 Belgian-French drama film written and directed by Laurent Micheli. It stars Mya Bollaers, in her acting debut, as a 18-year-old transgender girl grieving the death of her mother. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival.[1]

At the 10th Magritte Awards, Lola received seven nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Laurent Micheli, winning Most Promising Actress for Mya Bollaers and Best Production Design for Catherine Cosme. Bollaers became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for the award.[2]

Cast

Critical reception

On review aggregator website AlloCiné, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 20 critics.[3]

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Angoulême Francophone Film FestivalBest Film
César Award[4] Best Foreign Film
Golden Ibis Award[5] Best Film
Best ScreenplayLaurent Micheli
Best ActorBenoît Magimel
Best ActressMya Bollaers
Best Original ScoreRaf Keunen
Lumières Award[6] Best International Film
Magritte AwardBest Film
Best DirectorLaurent Micheli
Best ScreenplayLaurent Micheli
Most Promising ActressMya Bollaers
Best Production DesignCatherine Cosme
Best Original ScoreRaf Keunen
Best EditingJulie Naas
Namur Film Festival[7] Cinevox Award

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Odicino . Guillemette . Au festival d'Angoulême, "Lola vers la mer", un face-à-face bouleversant sur la transidentité . Télérama . 12 January 2020 . French . 23 August 2019.
  2. News: Dricot . Lucy . Découvrez le palmarès complet de la 10e cérémonie des Magritte du cinéma. 1 February 2020 . RTBF . 1 February 2020. French.
  3. Web site: Lola vers la mer (2018) . AlloCiné. 24 January 2022. French.
  4. Web site: Goodfellow. Melanie. Roman Polanski's 'An Officer And A Spy' tops César nominations. Screen Daily . 29 January 2020 . 29 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Ratane . Laetitia . Festival du Cinéma et Musique de la Baule : Lola vers la mer et Tu mérites un amour récompensés . AlloCiné . 24 March 2020 . French . 12 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Lemercier . Fabien . Les Misérables domine les nominations pour les Lumières . Cineuropa . 12 January 2020 . 3 December 2019. French.
  7. Web site: Engelen . Aurore . Oh Mercy! wins the Bayard d'or at the Namur Film Festival . Cineuropa . 12 January 2020 . 7 October 2019.